New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-27
DECIDED AGAINST CREGAN.
TIE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE ACTS.



HHRrE OF ITS MEMBERS BELIEVE THE CHARGES
sUsrAINED-Two FOR ACQUITTM.
he committee which authorized by the Republican
rountv Committee to Investigate the charges of Allen
Thorndke Rice concerning the conduct OF Michael Gre
.n In the last election has decided that the charges
wore sustained by the testimony The vote in the com
mee stood three for conviction and two for acquttaL
Those voting to sustain the charges were Theron g.
Strong Leonard Hazeltine and Scion b. Smith The two
voting for acquitta John ID. Lawson and John L.
Brodsky.
The committee occupied several hours on Tuesday
night In executive session at the Of the Rupubcan
Club, No. SO West Twenty-eighhst, in discussing the
subject The character of the witnesses and the points III
tho testimony we're carefully gone bat the discus
sou did not change the opinion of any member OF the
committee. 1t was evident when the testimony was all
In, that a majority of the committee was salts
Fed that clear case of selling out the
Republican candidate for the benefit of the Democratic
nominee had been made out against Mr. Crcgan One OF
Mr. Rces friends said last night that they hoped to get
unanimous report from the committee. though MT Law
non and Mr. Brolsky were regarded, from old assoca-
tons being predisposed in favor OF Mr. Cregan BIT
fhc discussion Tuesday night convinced the majority
that would useless to look for any condemnation OF
Bfr. Cregan from Mr. lawson and Mr.. Brodsky If the
committee unanimous in its report 1t was thought
that there would be difficulty in getting the County
Committee expe Mr.. Crcgan from the organization.
This action the majority said TO regard az necessar
otherwise it viii be impossible to raise the funds pay
the legitimate exp .nses of a
The County Committee will meet next week,
when the majority and minority reports OF
the committee will be presented. Mr Brodsky Is
preparing the minority report and Mr. Strong the ma
tority report Members Of the County Committee said
night reports Will be laid for meet
ing though Mr. Cregans friends say that they will have
no difficulty In getting the County Committee to adopt the
minority report The debate Will probably be lively and
interesting of Mr.. Rices friends said last night
We look upon this crucial for the County Com
on seon ay IL viii be useless to ask
s %s5G mas SoToas very
little In opposition 70 The enormous patronage ana piles OF
81 tie ey "'s ssHno, be- Money
Democrats to Office and nat was what was S1s T hs
Republicans into voting the Democratic ticket
John f. Brodsby n member Of the Ivestigating Com
mit,tee found last night NJ his home, No 81 Riv
petonst When aSkel about the report OF the committee
be said
TUESDAY night was an executive one hcr
Il kep r' ecrs but Mr. siron oad
be sad IN advance OF the mating o. me yvn ch rpris
Associated Press had been furnished With
TODAY the afternoon papers know mat TINS news came
sS about it, win not vote 10 convict person such
TESTIMONY as was presented to Smr ny rr s
1nony against Mr. Cregan and those were %rsons Whose
The We GIT OF he evidence was IN mr GSeS'n
favor do not think that the C1ngy Mngn t Inc
majority report
John d Lawson was watching over his WIFE, who IS I'll
Al the Bro WORT House Mr. Lawson said that he had not
been Of his ali day and had passed word win
no one about the action of the committee since II adj
journed that II agreed that nothing should
be said about the reports until they were presented TO the
County Committee. and that wn,e 1t was evident mat
there had been breach OF confidence. yet he must de-
CLINE 10 hc party 10 IL ~,
Theron q. strong the chairman of tho investigat ng
committee. said that he WAS unwilling 10 say anything
about the action of the committee The report h. sand
has been prepared out will he ready on TUESDAY
Unl the report was presented he cohsdefei the matter
Some of the Republicans who discussed the action Of
the lnvess eating Committee called attention to The fact
that two thirds majority was necessary under the rnes
to enable the County Committee 10 exe member or dc
clare his seat vacant Tine opinion was expressed that IL
would he difficult to obtain the votes OF 20 large proper
ton OF the committee for the action advocated by the ma
tOrity OF the Investigating Committee 49, -
faithful followers last night at the monthly meeting Of
the Enrolled Republican Association OF me ANith A.
the Crcgau Investigation He said before the meeting
to IRb,NE Reporter mat ne nai reaa N an
against him, but he did not care abont ~ ~ TACT ho
and gave his followers his views the investigation
saying:
You know and all know that never ala mean
four years aud Army aud this nve.
met Pc s"i e Won used 10 dine with me IN nv
plotting against me all The time nsg w1a1sd o 1
taea and every iii Of teStm"ny gwen BY
Of appointed 6y popular ersa is no %maT
i for Alderman m the %i3 Dis hcusni he
Alderman and they picked up Dem
Ocrst Well they n Hamilton for the Legsliture ana
ne elected. You judge my astonishment when on
sss sy t s ' hs seid Rec
Wet eSua az dot S' When he sO bach
1t the County Ommee calling Tor an IN
csptanAOf the Xh Congressional Dlsrct
The vote in election ought To De about
10000 mary about 2ZOOo. ami splhoa x
eonuo led the distinct for tweve year, i.s u peIoi @
1000 and when Mr.: kice. VINO was put |
in nomination four lays before the election was dsea,e
through me- OF mol holdng
ny The asked Tor s4OO0Of That 10 nncuious baby
Eu there be a big night and those CHARGE, val %, be
fought out Tuesday night. Here 10 the whole una
ehineiy tackliog one man. but can SIAN uR Rox "a
that they against Us at the start one men,
Der the committee ought 10 bo ashamed o. himself
Judge smnh suggested some one THIS member snt ior
ie and them 10 fight against our organization
he accepts e position OF with Two men along
him ion't know what primary Is have
been pcke out The goat but the people OF TINS as
trici don't propose 10 have any nonsense
Now, to be honest what is the night Simply 70 fst con-
tr0i OF XIII grcssiDnal Dptrct Inc vim AM
XVII lth Assembly DISTRICTS work together ana tney are
separate Mr.. Crog4n on be County COMMITTEE,
tho sDi he docs not a. dol egaie 70 10
irett, rfectullly the gentlemen who iave male oh
can the!n ohe than the County Com
Mittee
SHERTFF7S JURORS HAVE FINE DLNNER.